A total of 107 local Singapore farms have benefited from a $63 million fund to help them boost yields and increase production capabilities, said Dr Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources, on Wednesday (Nov 27).
The Agriculture Productivity Fund by the Singapore Food Agency was set up in 2014, and can also co-fund research and development and the test-bedding of technologies.
Farms that have benefited include vegetable, fish, hen egg, shrimp and bean sprout farms, as well as ComCrop's commercial urban rooftop farm at *Scape.
Dr Khor commended the use of rooftops and other vacant spaces for urban farming by companies such as Citiponics and Edible Garden City. "Such innovative farming approaches are encouraged because they maximise land use and can introduce greenery into the built environment at the same time."
"They also contribute towards our strategy to grow local and increase self-production to strengthen our food security."